My writing routine
If there is one thing I feel difficulty on is at keeping a schedule or building a habit, and my writing routine is the perfect example of it.
I try not to overthink when it comes to writing, if I do, I'll probably give up and do something else, like scroll through social media or binge-watch YouTube, so the key is to keep a daily goal I know I'll reach, I normally stick to the 500 words goal, but it's always fine to write less than this, specially if it was a hard day.
I particularly don't have a specific time to write, normally I do it when ever I have free time, or as a replacement for mindlessly scrolling through social media. If I know the day will be busy, I'll just time-block everything, using a version of the Cal Newport method, and try to follow what's on the paper. If I find some spare moments to write, I’ll jot something down.
I always try to make the process as fun as possible to do, so I also make it as easy as possible to organize my writing as well, using many features available in Obsidian, like the backlinks feature, that allows me to link notes to other notes, the tag stacking feature, that allows me to use tags as I would use folders: writing, writing/poetry, and so on, or the Kanban plugin. For organizing the blog posts, I prefer using AppFlowy, with Obsidian as my primary writing tool and a source of inspiration from my other notes. Alongside the digital system, I use a pocket notebook to capture ideas and brainstorming on the go, as well as a Bullet Journal, that I use to write things down when I don't feel like using my PC or my phone for writing.
If there is something I always try to keep in mind is that, as long as I am writing and being creative—whether in the brainstorming stage or drafting—the result don't have to be perfect and that I will be able to fix things later. I try to write as much as possible, and most of the things I create will never be seen or read by anyone, I don't write for an audience, I write because I would go crazy if I didn't.